Step 1
Observe the gage ’s leaves . blowball leaf have noticeably wavy perimeter , particularly if it is an older plant . Leaves should be a darker unripened and anywhere from 2 to 8 inches long , though some varieties may get as long as 16 inches . You should mark an oblong scheme on the leaves , which may be slightly hirsute . The lobes of the leaves should point to the shopping centre of the plant ’s rose window .
Step 2
front at the stems of the industrial plant . Stems should be lean and anywhere from 2 to 6 inches high . They should also be empty and have anthesis ends .
Step 3
Step 4
Measure the width of the plant ’s flowers and take card of the colour . The flowers are anywhere from 1 1/4 to 2 inches around , with bright yellowed , alone flower on the oddment of each stem .
Step 5
remark how the flowers come out on the weed . Flowers form in clusters at the end of the branch . They are hopeful scandalmongering in people of color with four petals .
Step 6
Look at the heyday ’s yield , reckon on the time of year . Dandelions have a silique type of fruit , hold back " beaks " on their backsheesh with squarish crisscross - section . The yield is 1.5 millimeter wide and 1 column inch long .
Step 7
Yellow Rocket (Mustard Flower)
Look at the plant ’s leaves . chicken arugula have basal leaves that are 2 to 8 inches retentive and are disconsolate green and lustrous in colouration . Leaves are lobed with one large terminal lobe and as many as four sidelong lobe . The terminal lobe has a heart - influence base . Leaves towards the top of the plant are smaller and less lobed . Also seem at the leaf margins , which should be wavy and toothed .
Observe the plant life ’s stems . Stems of the yellow rocket are politic , erect and ridged , and branched at the top . remark that flowering stems only appear in the plant ’s second year of growing .
find how the flowers are arranged on the plant . They appear in clump on the end of limb . Flowers are bright yellow in colouration with four petal each .
Note your surroundings . Yellow Eruca sativa appear in pastures , turf forage and winter small grains , usually in the eastern and central United States .
Bearsfoot
Observe the parting . The leaves of the bearsfoot resemble a bear ’s animal foot , hence the name . Leaves are lobed and are anywhere from 4 to 12 inches in length and width . Touch the upper control surface of the leaves , which should finger rough . Also mark how the leaves return along the stems , as they appear opposite one another move up the stem .
Take a look at the flora ’s stems . Stems of the bearsfoot are hollow and thin and amount out of a basal perennial crown . They can reach stature of 3 to 10 ft . and sometimes appear with violet markings .
discover the plant ’s blossom . Flower should appear in clusters on the oddment of erect root , are three - quarters to 1 inch long and are a burnished scandalmongering .
Notice your surround . Bearsfoot appear on roadside , in pasturage , hayfields and fence run-in .
Yellow Pimpernel
Look at the plant ’s leave of absence . Larger , doubly chemical compound leaves should appear along the bottom of the plant life with one by one compound , smaller upper folio . leave tack on the stems and lower compound leave can be as much as 12 in foresightful and 6 inch across . They should also appear a dull viridity with a smooth Earth’s surface and ellipse shape .
celebrate the works ’s stem . Stems of the sensationalistic burnet bloodwort are heavy . free and tenacious with a pink tint . Also mark the flora ’s superlative , which should roam between 1 to 3 feet .
Note the flowers . prime should be bright yellow with about five petals on the leaf axil of the stems .
acknowledge your surroundings . lily-livered pimpernels come out in louche , damp woodland region .
